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Guillermo Vargas studied to be a special education teacher at the Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica, but he did not graduate. [1] Vargas describes himself as a self-taught artist. [ 2 ] Vargas's media include photography, paintings, performance art, installation art, theatrical dance, and video.
Dinora(h) Bolandi Jimenez (1923 – 2004) was a Costa Rican artist. She studied in America, taught at the University of Costa Rica and left hundreds of paintings. She won the leading national prize for art in 1990.
Julio Escámez Carrasco (November 15, 1925 – December 23, 2015) was a Chilean painter, engraver and muralist. [1] His work includes numerous frescoes, oil paintings and engravings [2] (lithography, woodcut and etching) [1] produced both in Chile and abroad.
The United States’ first president holds a rifle with one hand as he rests the other on the dead Argentine predator. It has occurred in parallel to one of the world’s highest inflation rates.
The first full-length film produced and directed by Costa Ricans is El Retorno in 1930. [5]Historically, opportunities to create films in Costa Rica was limited. The prohibitive cost of equipment and materials for celluloid film-making combined with the lack of both private and governmental support meant that a national or regional film industry was difficult to realize. [3]
Most of the paintings from his last years were about religious subjects. In 1877 he made an altarpiece for the church of Quilmes. [4] Carlos Morel died in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina on 10 September 1894, aged 81. [3] The "Carlos Morel School of Fine Arts" in Quilmes is named in his honor. His remains lie in the cemetery of the town.
francisco Amighetti (1907–1998) was a Costa Rican painter. In addition to his paintings, Amighetti also produced wood engravings, poetry and works of art criticism. He based his artwork on basic lifestyle in Costa Rica. [1] He worked with Margarita Bertheau on a mural called Agriculturee. The mural was for the presidential palace and has been ...
Rafael Ángel "Felo" García Picado (30 July 1928 – 2 December 2023) was a Costa Rican painter, architect, and footballer. García was one of Costa Rica's most outstanding art teachers and administrators in the late 20th century. His work as a promoter of Costa Rican culture earned him the nickname "El adelantado" ("The advanced").